Self-observation questionnaires that tell you where their questions come from.
Two worlds, two sets of rules, no bridge between them. On one side, self-observation questionnaires with their sources and their method; on the other, tests written for fun. Navigation, tone and safeguards all change when you move from one to the other.
1The two worlds, rules compared
They share neither tone, nor rules, nor limits. The table below puts the four criteria that separate them side by side.
| Criterion | Self-observation | Entertainment, no scientific value |
|---|---|---|
| Subjects covered | Attention, autism spectrum, attachment style, mental load, personality traits. | Short tests, written to be taken in a few minutes and shared. |
| Published method | A methodology page for every questionnaire: where the statements come from, how the score works, which limits we accept. | None. These tests are written to entertain, about tastes, habits and situations. |
| Safeguards | A warning visible before you start and on the result, plus guidance towards a professional when your answers call for it. | No health questions, no sensitive data collected, no account asked for. |
- Self-observation tests. Neither medical advice nor an assessment. Nothing here confirms or rules out a condition, and no joke is ever made about these subjects.
- Tests for fun. These tests are about tastes, habits and situations. They measure nothing about your health, your identity or your abilities.
2What you can count on
- Every question states its origin
- Every self-observation questionnaire carries a methodology page: where the statements come from, how the score is computed, and the sources cited with their DOI or link.
- Answering needs no account
- No account is needed to answer or to read your result. A free account keeps your attempts, shows how they change, schedules a three-month reminder, and exports or deletes your data whenever you ask.
- Your answers stay yours
- They are used to compute your profile and for nothing else. Full export and permanent deletion happen from your own account area.
- The border between the two worlds is written down
- Every test states its world at the top of the page and on its result. A test written for fun carries the entertainment notice, with no scientific value.
3Self-observation questionnaires
Each entry states its universe, its length and its number of questions.
Autism test for adults
Social interaction, communication, predictability, sensory processing: 28 statements and a result broken down by axis.
Autism test for women
Camouflaging, energy cost, deep interests, hidden sensory discomfort: 24 statements and a result by axis.
Burnout test: workplace exhaustion
24 questions about the past three months, four dimensions of workplace exhaustion, result shown at once
4Tests made for fun
Each entry states its universe, its length and its number of questions.
5How it works
Three steps, the same in both worlds.
1You choose
Every test page states its universe, its length, its number of questions, its references and what the result will not say. Then you decide.
2You answer
One question per screen, you can go back, there is no time limit and no countdown.
3You read your profile
A score, a reading axis by axis and the words that go with it. On self-observation questionnaires the warning stays next to the result.
6Frequently asked questions
Five questions, and what the site answers.
A questionnaire measures answers you report at one point in time. That is useful and it is limited, for a technical reason: it has access neither to your history, nor to an interview, nor to anything that might otherwise explain what you describe. An assessment carried out by a health professional adds those three things. What this site does, on the other hand, is place your answers against reference ranges, state where its questions come from, and give you a document to take with you.
Brain Quiz writes its questionnaires from published literature and cites, for each one, the work it draws on. A published scale is reproduced where its licence expressly allows it; otherwise the questionnaire is the site's own, and its methodology page says so item by item.
No account is needed to answer or to read your result. A free account keeps your attempts, shows how they change, and exports or deletes your data whenever you ask.
Tone, rules and limits. Self-observation questionnaires are sourced, carry a permanent warning and are for ages 16 and over. Entertainment tests are written to amuse and to be shared, carry the entertainment notice with no scientific value on all of their pages, and open from age 13.
They are used to compute your profile, nothing else. They are never sold or shared. From your account area you can export all of your data or delete your account and its contents.
A few minutes to put words on what you notice
No sign-up, no countdown, and a clear framing shown before as well as after. You can leave at any point.